Grow Fynbos Plants: A Practical Guide to the Propagation and Cultivation of Plants from Some of the Major Families of the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa

Brown, Neville and Graham Duncan:

ISBN 10: 191968445X / ISBN 13: 9781919684451

Published by National Botanical Institute /Kirstenbosch Gardening Series 31.12.2006., 2006

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248 Seiten durchgängig illustriert. Kaum Lagerspuren. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 532.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grow Fynbos Plants: A Practical Guide to the Propagation and Cultivation of Plants from Some of the Major Families of the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
• Publisher: National Botanical Institute /Kirstenbosch Gardening Series 31.12.2006.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 191968445X
• ISBN 13: 9781919684451
• Binding: Broschiert.
• Weight: 532 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Botanik

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Synopsis

A full colour paper-back practical guide to the cultivation and propagation of most of the fynbos plants in South Africa. This book was written by experts in this field and has beautiful color photographs from the Kirstenbosch collection. The first chapter is an introduction to fynbos. The next 13 chapters contain the following: growing fynbos proteas, restios, ericas, daisies, annuals, mesembs, bulbs, buchus, scrophularias, lobelias and campanulas, pelargoniums, legumes, brunias. The 15th and final chapter covers smoke treatment of seeds. This is a highly reccommend, easy to use and read buy and if you aren't already awed by the wide diversity and beauty of the fynbos biome, you will be after reading this.